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9 Maintaining the printer
Checking printer status and maintenance are essential to keep your equipment in prime condition. Keep your
printer clean, diagnose issues, calibrate, replace the printhead when required, and keep your software up to date.
Check printer status
There are various ways you can check the current printer status.
● If you start the HP Utility (Windows only) and select your printer, you see a page of information describing
the status of the printer and its paper and ink supplies.
● If you access the Embedded Web Server, you see information about the general status of the printer.
● From the front panel, you can get information about the loaded paper and the ink levels.
Take care of the printer
The printer is not designed for any purpose other than printing.
It is not recommended to use the printer as a table, for two reasons:
● The surface can easily be damaged.
● Anything that falls into the printer can cause more serious damage.
Clean the exterior of the printer
Clean the outside of the printer and all other parts of the printer that you regularly touch as part of normal
operation with a soft cloth and a mild household cleaner such as non-abrasive liquid soap.
WARNING! To avoid an electric shock, make sure that the printer is turned o and unplugged before you clean
it. Do not let water get inside the printer.
CAUTION: Do not use abrasive cleaners on the printer.
Print Quality Diagnostic Report
There are two test patterns designed to highlight printhead reliability problems.
To print the Print Quality Diagnostic Report
Check the performance of the printhead that is currently installed in your printer, and whether it suers from
clogging or alignment problems.
1. Use the same paper type that you were using when you detected a problem. The test patterns are easiest
to evaluate on plain white paper.
2. Check that the selected paper type is the same as the paper type loaded into the printer. See View
information about the paper on page 30.
3.
At the printer's front panel, tap , then Image Reports > Print Quality Report.
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